lds poetry by kelly miller: Meekness

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Saturday, August 22, 2026

Meekness- Everywhere to Be Found

I stepped into the word
And looked every which way around.
I discovered the Lord.
He was everywhere to be found!

One who is selfless in service
And squares his shoulders for the task.
Who but follows his known purpose
And, through every trial, he does pass.

As a willing participant,
He enjoys his life and learning.
When called for, he is obedient
To show God's love, he is yearning.

[pre-chorus]

And in the quiet, I can see

The hand of God in all I meet

A faithful way, a patient heart

A holy life set apart

[Chorus]

He is everywhere to be found

Everywhere to be found

His love is all around

He is able to take criticism
And knows when to be silent.
He is a model citizen
Because he is self-reliant.

His goal is but to please
And he endures ingratitude.
His soul is filled with peace
From a positive attitude.

He is observant most of all
And finds nature is his tutor.
As all things point to God
He is hopeful for the future.

[pre-chorus]

And in the quiet, I can see

The hand of God in all I meet

A faithful way, a patient heart

A holy life set apart

[Chorus]

He is everywhere to be found

Everywhere to be found

His love is all around

contemporary

Verse 1]

I stepped into the word

And looked every which way around

I discovered the Lord

He was everywhere to be found

One who is selfless in service

And squares his shoulders for the task

Who but follows his known purpose

And, through every trial, he does pass

[Pre-Chorus]

As a willing participant

He enjoys his life and learning

When called for, he is obedient

To show God's love, he is yearning

[Chorus]

He is everywhere to be found

(Everywhere to be found)

He is everywhere to be found

(Everywhere to be found)

His love is all around

[Verse 2]

He is able to take criticism

And knows when to be silent

He is a model citizen

Because he is self-reliant

His goal is but to please

And he endures ingratitude

His soul is filled with peace

From a positive attitude

[Pre-Chorus]

He is observant most of all

And finds nature is his tutor

As all things point to God

He is hopeful for the future

[Chorus]

He is everywhere to be found

(Everywhere to be found)

He is everywhere to be found

(Everywhere to be found)

His love is all around

[Bridge]

And in the quiet, I can see

The hand of God in all I meet

A faithful way, a patient heart

A holy life set apart

[Final Chorus]

He is everywhere to be found

(Everywhere to be found)

He is everywhere to be found

(Everywhere to be found)

His love is all around

Pondering Meekness- A Dimension of True Discipleship
By Neal A Maxwell
BYU Address 1982

I also learned what meekness is not: pursuing worldly trends, vanity, insincerity, uncertainty, saving our "image", defensive, ego tantrums, demanding, feeling entitled, indulgence, status, being first, worrying about being taken advantage of, sarcasm, pride, self-conscious, persecuting others, contending with adversaries, scorning others, look down on others, speaking down, coarseness, selfishness, machismo

Here is a great site detailing scriptures: http://www.gospelway.com/christianlife/meekness.php

Monday, April 27, 2015

Christlike Attributes- Poise, Concern Loyalty

Poise in the face of provocation

Concern despite personal distress

Loyalty to truth at each occasion

Our Lord modeled the path of meekness

Monday, September 2, 2013

May Meekness Extend

May meekness extend
Through you to another
May light, too, attend
And help each other

Sunday, August 18, 2013

The Meek

The meek work to endure
And love life without guile
To partake of what's pure
They journey with a guide

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Meek

The meek work to endure injury
And avoid striking back
They seek not a judge and jury
But with God stay on track

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Coarsening

We live in a much coarsening day
Meekness has been lost along the way
Little matters have now become quite large
Because we think we are the one in charge

Meekness

Meekness is all
but vanished away
It is our call
The Lord shows the way

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Reaching the Soul of Man

Softspokenness, meekness,
And humility in crisis
These are what best reaches
The soul when life tries us

Pondering
Glenn Beck
Being George Washington

Sunday, June 5, 2011

In the Spirit

In the Spirit of repentance
We covenant and forsake
And seek from Thee remittance
Of every sin we make

In the Spirit of the gospel
We have all that we need
To be a blessed people
In word, hope, love, and deed

In the Spirit come of Thy Son
We covenant to obey
Of other God's we have none
We pray to Thee, come what may

In the Spirit of pure meekness
We seek for Thy lost lambs
We live to be Thy witness
And serve Thee, as Thy hands

In the Spirit of forgiveness
We give to Thee our pain
Holding naught to bitterness
Knowing we have much to gain

In the Spirit of Thanksgiving
There is so much to feel
Above all for carrying
Sure knowledge- Thou art real

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Become As A Child

Become as a child
Who trusts to obey
In meekness be mild
For come whatever may

Submit to God's laws
And look to Christ's light
Filled with wonder and awe
Help make the world bright

Be given to sing
To play and to smile
Make an offering
Create your own style

Let your bright eyes dance
As you give hugs ever sweet
And when given a chance
Make a new friend to meet

Go to bed early
And rise with the sun
Read from what's pearly
Life is delightsome

meek- synonyms :balmy, clement, gentle, humble, meek, mild-mannered, moderate, modest, temperate

mild- compliant, docile, humble, mild, modest, spiritless, submissive, tame

Monday, October 20, 2008

Christian Courage

We are Christians by works and by name
Though some antagonize us just the same
Shall we defend ourselves when accused?
No, we'll remember what Jesus did when abused

For, as He was despised and rejected
His message on this matter was perfected
And He used not a formula nor a script
Against those who would to make Him trip

Sometimes silence is the best response
But, this is not out of nonchalance
Nor is it to be seen as a weakness
But, an act of kindness and of meekness

At a moment we would to put up our dukes
We can withold hostility and use (at the most)- rebukes
In such cases that warrants protecting what’s sacred
But, whatever we do we will not give in to hatred

For irregardless we shall not retaliate
As we've Christian courage and we do not hate
Our Lord loved and suffered for one and for all
And as His disciple this too is our call...

There's one sure way to respond to persecutors
It's to love them as He would- for there in is power
And, though it may only subdue these false accusers
Other's interest in the church grows from concern of that hour

As their heart are touched, they become investigators
Who search deeply for the greatest gift which does save
And as they see that we do not act or think we are better
They sense the privilege of honoring Christ and the life that he gave

Elder Robert D. Hales
Christian Courage
The Price of Discipleship
Ensign, November 2008, 72

[Verse 1] We are Christians by works and by name Though some antagonize us just the same Shall we defend ourselves when accused? No, we'll remember what Jesus did when abused For, as He was despised and rejected His message on this matter was perfected And He used not a formula nor a script Against those who would to make Him trip [Pre-Chorus] Sometimes silence is the best response Not out of nonchalance Not a sign of weakness But kindness and meekness [Chorus] Love them as He would Love them as He would As peacemakers, we do not retaliate Love them as He would Love them as He would Christian courage knows how to wait [Verse 2] At a moment we would to put up our dukes We can with hold hostility and use rebukes In such cases that warrants protecting what’s sacred But, whatever we do we will not give in to hatred As their heart are touched, they become investigators They search deeply for the greatest gift which does save And as they see that we do not act or think we are better They sense the privilege of honoring Christ and the life that he gave [Pre-Chorus] Sometimes silence is the best response Not out of nonchalance Not a sign of weakness But kindness and meekness [Chorus] Love them as He would Love them as He would As peacemakers, we do not retaliate Love them as He would Love them as He would Christian courage knows how to wait [Bridge] Our Lord loved and suffered for one and for all And as His disciple this too is our call There's one sure way to respond to persecutors It's to love them as He would — for there in is power [Final Chorus] Love them as He would Love them as He would As peacemakers, we do not retaliate Love them as He would Love them as He would And His kindness can change the hate

Friday, January 18, 2008

Meekness

Through the virtues of patience we live out our lives

While not pursuing that which goes out of style

Thus avoiding being like the gaderine swine

Whose appetites go whole hog for the trends of time

Will we be meek and listen to our Savior?

He meekly proffered His life as our ransomer

He did as the Father taught and required

Let's square our shoulders, also, impressed with desire

Our meekness can be an initiator

As it is often a spiritual facilitator

We will do exceedingly well throughout all of our days

If we live with hope in Christ, filled with charity and faith-

Then, we'll have acquired attributes of Deity

To participate in the wined up scenes that are to be

With meekness being the subtraction of self

Reducing the multiplication of our pride's swell

Our meekness is what gospel life is about

Through our meekness God's love goes beyond doubt

This does not mean that we force loved ones to God

But, we can teach the prepared, through the virtue of love

The scriptures tell us of all we can be

Likened to our Savior...we can say "here I am, send me"

So, in matters little or seemingly too large

Let's emulate our Savior and trust in His charge

Our meekness is vital to become Christ-like

Through our meekness other virtues come unto sight

This does not translate into character weakness

But puts ourselves, purely, in a posture of kindness

We can be meekly drenched in our destiny

Washed in love, peace, and serenity

If we're seeking to do service and giving gently

We'll see love flood the world where hearts were once empty

- Neal A Maxwell

He's Been There Before

He's Been There Before by Elder Troy Whittle
The alarm bell rings at 6:30, I stumble to my feet
I grab my companions bedding and pull off his sheets
A groan fills the room, is it already time to arise?
It seems like just a second ago I was able to shut my eyes

The morning activities follow- study, prayer and such
When it's time to leave the apartment, you feel you haven't accomplished much
"We have a super day planned," My comp. says with a grin
I lowly utter a faithless breath, "Yeah, if anyone lets us in."

With the word of God and my faithful Schwinn, we ride off in the street prepared to
Face another day of humidity and heat
It's 9:30 in the evening, the day is almost through
My champion and I are riding home not accomplishing what we thought to do

We ride up to the mailbox, hoping to receive a lot
Only to look inside and hear my echo reverberate "air Box"
We go up to our apartment, the day is now complete
The only thing to show for our work is a case of blistery feet

It's past 10:30 p.m. My companion is fast asleep,
Silence engulfs me all about and I begin to weep
In the midst of sadness, I kneel down to pray
I need to talk to father, but I'm not sure what to say

"Oh, Father" I begin, "What happened to us today?
I thought we'd teach somebody, but everyone was away
My hands, my aching hands- worn, hurt and beat;
If our area was any smaller, we'd have knocked every street"

"Why on missions are the days so much alike?
The only difference about today was the flat tire on my bike
Will you send some cooler weather? The heat is killing me
I sweat so bad, it gets in my eyes, it's very hard to see"

"Why do I have to wear a helmet, isn't your protection enough?
People always laugh at me, and call me stupid stuff
Please send us investigators so I may give them what they lack
I want to give them Books of Mormon, the weight of them hurts my back"

"And what about my family: They don't have much to say
I'm sick of not hearing from home day after day after day
Oh Father, Why am I here am I just wasting time?
Sometimes I just want to go home, I'm sorry but that's on my mind"

"My companion, Heavenly Father, what are you giving me?
"The way he rides his bicycle, I don't think he can see
Now you have it, I can't go on, I don't know what to do
That, my Father in Heaven, is the prayer I have for you"

My prayer now finished, I stand up, then jump right into bed
I need my rest for tomorrow, we have another long day ahead
Sleep start to overtake me, I seem to drift away
Then it seems a vision takes me to another time in another day

I'm standing alone on the hill. The view is very nice
A man walks to wards me and says, "My name is Jesus Christ"
Tears of joy well up inside, I fall down to His feet
"Arise," He states, "Follow me to the shade. You and I need to speak"

My attention's towards my Savior, total and complete
He says, "Your mission is similar of what happened to me
I understand how you feel, I know what you're going through
In fact, it would be fair to say I've felt the same as you"

"I even know how you felt when no one listened to you
At times I felt not quite sure what else I could do
I know you don't like to ride a bicycle, for you a car would be sweet
Just remember the donkey I rode wasn't equipped with 21 speeds"

"I understand you don't like sweating, in fact it's something you hate
I remember when I sweat blood from ev’ry pore, oh the agony was great!
I see you don't like your companion- you'd rather have someone else-
I once had a companion named Judas who sold my life for wealth"

"It's hard to wear a helmet and have people make fun of you
I remember when they put thorns on my head and called me King of the Jews
So you feel burdened down by the weight of your pack
I recall how heavy the cross was when they slammed it on my back"

"Your hands hurt from tracting and knocking on doors all day
I guess when they pounded nails into mine, I ached in a similar way
It's hard not to hear from home when your family's not there to see
I lost communication on the cross and cried, "Father, why hast Thou forsaken me?"

"We have a lot in common, but there's a difference between us you see
I endured to the end and finished my mission, so follow and do like me"
He embraced me with His arms and His light filled me with His love
With tears in my eyes I watched as He went back to the Father above

I stood with awe and wonder when a beep rang in my head
I listened and heard the alarm, then realized I was in my bed
My companion let out a groan, "6:30 already, no way!"
I sat up and said, "Come on, I'll even carry your scriptures today!"

No matter what we go through, when we feel we can't take more
Just stop and think about Jesus Christ, He's been there before
By Elder Troy Whittle
Texas Houston
listen to this as a song
Mission
https://ldspoetrybykellymiller.blogspot.com/2008/06/hes-been-there-before.html

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Global Statistics

Visits from 153 countries registered.

No.	Country	Date of Last Visit	Percent & Number of Visits
1	United States	June 15, 2015	82.86%	25,281
2	United Kingdom	June 14, 2015	2.61%	795
3	Canada	June 13, 2015	2.42%	737
4	Australia	June 13, 2015	1.81%	551
5	Philippines	June 14, 2015	1.35%	412
6	New Zealand	June 14, 2015	0.99%	303
7	India	June 14, 2015	0.79%	241
8	Brazil	June 14, 2015	0.58%	176
9	Germany	May 15, 2015	0.49%	151
10	Mexico	June 3, 2015	0.40%	121
11	South Africa	June 8, 2015	0.34%	105
12	Russian Federation	Apr 20, 2015	0.26%	80
13	France	June 3, 2015	0.21%	64
14	Malaysia	June 5, 2015	0.14%	44
15	Czech Republic	Apr 17, 2015	0.14%	42
16	Pakistan	Mar 21, 2015	0.13%	41
17	Spain	Apr 28, 2015	0.13%	41
18	Italy	June 8, 2015	0.13%	39
19	Netherlands	May 28, 2015	0.12%	38
20	Europe	June 11, 2015	0.11%	35
21	Indonesia	May 18, 2015	0.11%	35
22	Cote D'Ivoire	May 17, 2015	0.11%	35
23	Japan	Apr 17, 2015	0.11%	33
24	Singapore	May 28, 2015	0.11%	33
25	United Arab Emirates	Apr 25, 2015	0.10%	32
26	Argentina	Apr 27, 2015	0.10%	31
27	Korea, Republic of	Feb 1, 2015	0.10%	31
28	-	May 10, 2015	0.10%	31
29	Thailand	Apr 5, 2015	0.10%	30
30	Ireland	May 19, 2015	0.10%	29
31	Jamaica	June 1, 2015	0.09%	28
32	Turkey	June 14, 2015	0.09%	28
33	Trinidad and Tobago	May 18, 2015	0.09%	26
34	Sweden	May 8, 2015	0.09%	26
35	Guatemala	May 5, 2015	0.08%	24
36	Denmark	May 10, 2015	0.08%	23
37	Saudi Arabia	May 1, 2015	0.07%	20
38	Nigeria	Apr 4, 2015	0.07%	20
39	Hong Kong	Apr 18, 2015	0.07%	20
40	Colombia	May 29, 2015	0.07%	20
41	Chile	Mar 23, 2015	0.06%	19
42	Finland	Mar 25, 2015	0.06%	19
43	Taiwan	Mar 28, 2015	0.06%	18
44	Romania	May 17, 2015	0.06%	18
45	Fiji	Feb 27, 2015	0.06%	17
46	Ghana	May 8, 2015	0.06%	17
47	Belgium	May 30, 2015	0.05%	16
48	Switzerland	Apr 12, 2015	0.05%	16
49	Poland	Apr 6, 2015	0.05%	15
50	American Samoa	Apr 10, 2015	0.05%	14
51	Ecuador	Feb 23, 2015	0.05%	14
52	Serbia	Mar 10, 2015	0.05%	14
53	Austria	Apr 8, 2015	0.04%	13
54	Senegal	Nov 24, 2014	0.04%	13
55	Norway	June 1, 2015	0.04%	13
56	Uruguay	Aug 18, 2014	0.04%	12
57	Peru	Apr 13, 2015	0.04%	12
58	Portugal	Apr 6, 2015	0.04%	12
59	Kenya	Oct 29, 2014	0.04%	12
60	Tonga	Dec 9, 2014	0.04%	11
61	Dominican Republic	Mar 12, 2015	0.04%	11
62	Hungary	Feb 16, 2015	0.03%	10
63	Guyana	Apr 28, 2015	0.03%	10
64	Bangladesh	Jan 19, 2015	0.03%	9
65	Algeria	Feb 5, 2015	0.03%	9
66	Kuwait	Mar 30, 2015	0.03%	9
67	Egypt	Apr 4, 2015	0.03%	9
68	Belize	May 8, 2015	0.03%	9
69	Costa Rica	Feb 4, 2015	0.03%	8
70	Bahamas	Jan 9, 2015	0.03%	8
71	Israel	Feb 27, 2015	0.03%	8
72	Ukraine	Jan 24, 2015	0.03%	8
73	Asia/Pacific Region	June 9, 2015	0.03%	8
74	Honduras	Feb 6, 2015	0.02%	7
75	Cyprus	Mar 21, 2015	0.02%	7
76	Guam	Apr 10, 2015	0.02%	7
77	Greece	June 2, 2015	0.02%	7
78	China	Dec 16, 2014	0.02%	7
79	Panama	Apr 7, 2015	0.02%	6
80	Morocco	Mar 3, 2015	0.02%	6
81	Sri Lanka	Sept 28, 2014	0.02%	6
82	Iraq	Feb 25, 2015	0.02%	6
83	Togo	June 6, 2015	0.02%	6
84	Botswana	May 7, 2015	0.02%	6
85	El Salvador	Apr 23, 2015	0.02%	5
86	Vietnam	Oct 30, 2014	0.02%	5
87	Cook Islands	June 3, 2015	0.02%	5
88	Bulgaria	Oct 27, 2014	0.02%	5
89	Lithuania	June 23, 2014	0.02%	5
90	Slovakia	Jan 19, 2015	0.02%	5
91	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mar 23, 2015	0.02%	5
92	French Polynesia	Nov 23, 2014	0.02%	5
93	Bahrain	Nov 11, 2014	0.02%	5
94	Slovenia	Jan 16, 2015	0.02%	5
95	Grenada	Mar 10, 2015	0.02%	5
96	Qatar	Jan 15, 2015	0.02%	5
97	Saint Lucia	May 8, 2015	0.02%	5
98	Puerto Rico	Feb 27, 2015	0.01%	4
99	Tunisia	Jan 23, 2015	0.01%	4
100	Malta	Mar 22, 2015	0.01%	4
101	Croatia	Jan 20, 2015	0.01%	4
102	New Caledonia	Jan 13, 2015	0.01%	4
103	Barbados	Apr 29, 2014	0.01%	4
104	Azerbaijan	Jan 14, 2015	0.01%	4
105	Moldova, Republic of	Nov 29, 2014	0.01%	3
106	Lebanon	Feb 11, 2014	0.01%	3
107	Zimbabwe	July 23, 2014	0.01%	3
108	Benin	Feb 19, 2015	0.01%	3
109	Antigua and Barbuda	Aug 1, 2014	0.01%	3
110	Isle of Man	Dec 20, 2014	0.01%	3
111	Bhutan	June 8, 2015	0.01%	3
112	Venezuela	May 14, 2014	0.01%	3
113	Georgia	Mar 3, 2015	0.01%	2
114	Namibia	Oct 22, 2014	0.01%	2
115	Armenia	Jan 12, 2015	0.01%	2
116	Virgin Islands, U.S.	June 20, 2014	0.01%	2
117	Jordan	May 19, 2015	0.01%	2
118	Mozambique	June 23, 2014	0.01%	2
119	Uganda	Aug 4, 2014	0.01%	2
120	Marshall Islands	Jan 28, 2015	0.01%	2
121	Mauritius	Feb 20, 2015	0.01%	2
122	Oman	May 12, 2014	0.01%	2
123	Curacao	Apr 29, 2015	0.01%	2
124	Sierra Leone	Apr 26, 2015	0.01%	2
125	Samoa	Nov 1, 2013	0.01%	2
126	Saint Kitts and Nevis	June 30, 2013	0.01%	2
127	Macau	July 18, 2014	0.01%	2
128	Albania	Aug 17, 2014	0.01%	2
129	Dominica	Mar 12, 2013	0.01%	2
130	Ethiopia	Jan 8, 2015	0.01%	2
131	Estonia	Mar 20, 2015	0.01%	2
132	Cape Verde	May 27, 2013	0.00%	1
133	Cayman Islands	July 27, 2014	0.00%	1
134	Cambodia	Sept 16, 2013	0.00%	1
135	Myanmar	July 18, 2014	0.00%	1
136	Lesotho	Jan 12, 2013	0.00%	1
137	Mongolia	Mar 14, 2015	0.00%	1
138	Zambia	Apr 22, 2013	0.00%	1
139	Montenegro	Nov 19, 2014	0.00%	1
140	Kazakhstan	Jan 9, 2015	0.00%	1
141	Nicaragua	May 29, 2014	0.00%	1
142	Paraguay	Mar 10, 2013	0.00%	1
143	Haiti	Feb 1, 2015	0.00%	1
144	Timor-Leste	Feb 21, 2013	0.00%	1
145	Iceland	June 20, 2014	0.00%	1
146	Aruba	Jan 9, 2014	0.00%	1
147	Liberia	Jan 3, 2014	0.00%	1
148	Northern Mariana Islands	Oct 9, 2014	0.00%	1
149	Gibraltar	Jan 27, 2014	0.00%	1
150	Swaziland	June 16, 2014	0.00%	1
151	Jersey	Mar 30, 2013	0.00%	1
152	Niue	Nov 30, 2014	0.00%	1
153	Latvia

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Meekness- Everywhere to Be Found

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Christlike Attributes- Poise, Concern Loyalty

Monday, September 2, 2013

May Meekness Extend

Sunday, August 18, 2013

The Meek

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Meek

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Coarsening

Meekness

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Reaching the Soul of Man

Sunday, June 5, 2011

In the Spirit

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Become As A Child

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Christian Courage

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